Does a South Florida Video Studio Travel for Shoots?
Yes, a Palm Beach Gardens video studio travels for shoots. Palm Beach County adds no travel line, and out-of-county travel is quoted in writing first.
We are Mile 1 Media, a video production studio in Palm Beach Gardens that builds monthly video systems and one-off shoots for businesses across South Florida. Buyers keep assuming a studio either never leaves its home county or travels for free. Both assumptions are wrong, and we hear one of them on most first calls.
Yes, we travel. Inside Palm Beach County, travel adds no line to a quote. Outside the county, including Broward, the Treasure Coast, Orlando, and Tampa Bay, we may add a named travel line and state it in writing before you book.
We wrote this because the travel line is the item that most often turns a clean quote into a surprise invoice. We shoot across Palm Beach County every week and have traveled to Orlando and Tampa Bay for work, so the failures below come from quotes we have read and jobs we have run.
Key facts about studio travel in South Florida
- Inside Palm Beach County, travel is built into the booking and adds no separate line.
- Outside the county, a travel line may be added, and we name it on the quote before the shoot day.
- Most studios bill drive time from the crew base, so the base address changes the number.
Palm Beach County shoot and out-of-county shoot, side by side
The same crew and scope cost different amounts at different addresses.
| Factor | Inside Palm Beach County | Outside the county |
|---|---|---|
| Travel line on the quote | None | Named on the written quote before you book |
| Drive time | Short drive from Palm Beach Gardens | Added crew hours from our base |
| Rain delay | Another short drive | A second trip or a longer stay |
| Overnight stays | None | Possible on multi-day jobs far from home |
| Drone airspace check | Local airports and venues | Controlled airspace that varies by address |
The quote that says nothing about travel
The most common failure is silence. A quote lists shoot days, deliverables, and an edit, and travel appears nowhere on it. In our experience, a quote that is silent on travel gets a travel line added once the location is confirmed, when the invoice is easier to defend than the quote ever was.
A written quote with a stated zero is a better document than a low quote with no line at all. Our quotes name the shoot address and state travel up front, before you book.
Drive time billed from the wrong home base
Most crews bill drive time and parking from wherever they start. Our crew starts in Palm Beach Gardens. A shoot in Jupiter, West Palm Beach, or Delray Beach is a short drive from that base and carries no travel line. A crew based in Miami-Dade quoting the same Delray shoot starts billing earlier in the day, and that time lands on your invoice.
The reverse also applies. If your shoot is in Miami-Dade, a studio based there carries less drive time than we do, and its quote may come in lower on that line. We would rather say that on a call than win a job on a distance we cannot close. Our Palm Beach Gardens studio breakdown lays out the local-versus-traveling tradeoff in a table.
The second location that quietly becomes a second day
Travel is rarely one drive. A brand film that opens at an office in Palm Beach Gardens and closes at a client site in Fort Lauderdale adds the drive between the two, a second setup of lights and audio, and often a second shoot day. Each added day also adds editing hours, because there is more footage to cut.
Gear that changes when the crew flies
Camera bodies, lenses, and lights fit in cases. Batteries are the part that changes a flight. The Transportation Security Administration requires spare lithium batteries in carry-on bags and keeps them out of checked luggage, so a crew that flies to a shoot carries its power on board. A crew that drives to Orlando keeps everything in the van.
Drone work changes with the address. Commercial flights fall under FAA Part 107, and airspace around an airport, a beach hotel, or a stadium can need separate authorization for each location. A flight over a Palm Beach County office park and a flight near Orlando International carry different checks, and the Federal Aviation Administration drone pages explain the rules.
Weather days when the crew is not local
South Florida summer afternoons bring thunderstorms often enough that exterior shoots carry a weather day in the plan. A local crew moves a rained-out Tuesday to Thursday for the cost of another drive. A crew that traveled in either waits on site or pays for a second trip. The National Weather Service publishes the local forecast.
What travel does to video production pricing
Travel is a separate line on top of a published range. Our video production pricing page lists the ranges, and the table below shows where travel enters each one.
| Project | Published range | Where travel enters |
|---|---|---|
| Testimonial video | $1,500 to $3,500 | A customer an hour from the studio adds drive time |
| Brand film | $3,500 to $8,000 | Locations spread across counties add travel hours and sometimes a second day |
| Event coverage | $3,500 to $7,000 | Venue distance sets arrival and load-in time |
| Commercial or ad spot | $5,000 to $15,000 | Each added location adds setup and a drive |
| Monthly content system | $3,200 to $6,500 per month | Large travel outside the tri-county area is billed on top |
| Aerial or drone add-on | $800 to $2,000 | Airspace check and travel to a distant address |
Inside Palm Beach County, none of these bands gains a travel line from us. Outside it, the line is added and named.
Quotable: Travel is a cost every studio has, and the only variable is whether it appears on the quote.
Corporate video across several sites
A company with offices in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, or a plant in Stuart, often wants one film that shows all of them. For corporate video production across several sites, the quote names the shoot days, the locations, and the travel between them, so each site carries its own cost.
Event video that follows the event
Event coverage is the job where a studio has the least say over the address. A conference in Orlando, a gala in Tampa, and a fundraiser in Palm Beach each start from the venue and its load-in time. Our event video production is priced by hours on site and camera count, and the published band runs $3,500 to $7,000 before any out-of-county travel line.
Video production services that travel well, and ones that do not
Our video production services page lists everything we shoot. The services that travel best have one location and one day: a testimonial, an event, a single-site brand film. The service that travels worst is a recurring one.
A monthly system far from Palm Beach County repeats the travel cost every month, which is why large travel outside the tri-county area is billed beyond the figure in what a monthly video content system costs.
Decision rule
A shoot address in Palm Beach County carries no travel line. A Broward or Treasure Coast address may carry a short named line. An Orlando or Tampa Bay address carries a named line and added crew days, and a studio based there may quote lower.
Questions to ask any studio about travel
- Where is your crew based, and does the quote name that address? A strong answer names the city and states the drive from it. A red flag is a vague reference to the area.
- Is travel to my location a line on the quote, and what is the number? A strong answer is a figure or a stated zero, in writing. A red flag is a promise to sort it out after the shoot.
- What happens to the quote if the shoot needs a second day or a rain date? A strong answer names the added crew cost and the extra trip. A red flag is flexibility with no figure attached.
When a traveling crew is the wrong call
A single short clip at a Miami-Dade location is cheaper with a studio based there, because their drive is short and ours is not. A recurring monthly shoot in Orlando is a poor match for a system priced around the tri-county area.
The studio nearest the shoot is the right call when the job is small. We are the right call when the job is in Palm Beach County or large enough that a travel line is a minor part of the quote.
Written by Reagan Cotton, owner of Mile 1 Media. Published ranges reflect our pricing page as of 2026-10-07. Last reviewed 2026-10-07.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mile 1 Media charge extra to travel inside Palm Beach County?
No. Shoots in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, and the towns between them are inside our normal service area, so the quote carries no travel line. A long day with several stops raises the quote through crew hours, and that appears under scope with no travel label.
What does travel add to a quote outside the county?
It adds the drive from our Palm Beach Gardens base, the crew hours that come with it, and on multi-day jobs far from home, overnight stays. It appears as its own line on the written quote before you book. A short drive to Fort Lauderdale and a two-day trip to Orlando are different costs, so each gets its own figure.
Is a studio near my location always the cheaper choice?
Often on the travel line. A studio based next to your address carries less drive time than we do. The quotes compare cleanly only when each names shoot days, deliverables, revisions, and travel, because a studio with a short drive can still quote more shoot days.
Can a drone shoot happen at a location far from the studio?
Yes, after an airspace check for that specific address. Commercial flights fall under FAA Part 107, and controlled airspace near airports adds authorization steps that vary by location. The published drone band is $800 to $2,000, and a distant address can add the check and the travel on top.
Related reading
- How to Write a Video Brief for a Palm Beach County Business: the shoot address and the list of locations go on the brief, and they are the inputs to the travel line.
- What Video Production Costs Before You Book a Call in South Florida: the cost factors behind a quote, with location as one of them, readable before any call.
- Video Production in Delray Beach: 2026 Costs and How to Choose a Studio: a worked local example of a shoot inside the county where the travel line is zero.
What happens when you book a discovery call
- You send the shoot address and the number of locations.
- We return a written quote that names the shoot days, the deliverables, and the travel line, with a stated zero for Palm Beach County addresses.
- You compare it against any other quote, line by line.
The fastest way to get that quote is to book a discovery call.
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